The New Russian Nationalism Imperialism, Ethnicity and Authoritarianism

index

Union of Russian People (Soiuz
russkogo naroda) (SRN), 51, 91,
92, 108
United Russia (party), 3, 235, 237,
240, 254, 284, 285, 286, 287
United States of America (USA)
attitudes towards migrants, 139,
140, 141
as the enemy of Russia, 66–7
Unity (party), 287
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics) see Soviet Union
(USSR)
USSR 2.0, 188–9, 213
USSR-focused statism, 28–30
Uvarov, Sergei, 49–50, 60

Valuev, Petr, 49–50
Verkhovsky, Alexander, 34, 106, 111,
120, 134–5, 253n
Vesti (Rossiia)
annexation of Crimea coverage,
312–13
anti-immigration campaign, 81–2,
88, 94, 323
‘ethnic cohesion’ use of term,
307–8, 310–13
ethnicity-related news, 305–9,
307–9, 311
as flagship news programme,
301–2
inter-ethnic conflict coverage,
324–6
Islam and radical Islam coverage,
317–19
migration coverage, 320, 322
North-Caucasus-related stories,
306, 326–8
other religions coverage, 307–8,
317–19
portrayal of Crimean Tartars,
332
Rasul Mirzaev case coverage,
325
Russian Orthodox Church
coverage, 307–8, 313–17,
314–15, 329
Vladikavkaz bombing coverage,
327

Vremia (Channel 1)

annexation of Crimea coverage,

312–13

anti-immigration campaign, 81–2,

88, 94, 323

‘ethnic cohesion’ use of term,

307–8, 310–13

ethnicity-related news, 305–9,

307–9, 311

as flagship news programme,

301–2

inter-ethnic conflict coverage,

324–6

Islam and radical Islam coverage,

317–19

migration coverage, 320, 321

North-Caucasus-related stories,

306, 326–8

other religions coverage, 307–8,

317–19

Russian Orthodox Church

coverage, 307–8, 313–17,

314–15, 329

Vladikavkaz bombing coverage,

327

Waldinger, Roger, 137, 139

the West

economic sanctions, Ukraine crisis,

357–9

as the enemy of Russia, 66–7

inter-ethnic relations, 329–30

multiculturalism in, 254, 258, 299,

312, 318, 323, 329

national democratic nationalism

orientation towards, 55, 281

negative portrayal of, Russian

state-aligned television, 312, 313,

318–19, 323, 324, 329, 331–2

preordained differences with

Russian civilization, 50–1, 60–2,

340

within Russian civilisational

grammars, 278, 280–1, 293–4,

295

Western-backed government,

Ukraine, 67, 195–6, 201–2, 206,

211, 217, 245

see also Europe